Yin Zhuangtu and Qingcheng embarked on a journey, and Lord Qianlong required that they must notify all places by fast horses for 500 miles every time they go, and they must not disturb the localities, and the two must respect the local officials and not oppress people as Qincha. It is imperative to make the investigation and evidence collection open and transparent. Comrade Yin Zhuangtu must obey all the arrangements of Comrade Qingcheng and must not violate them.

After Yin Yingtu got the news, he cried and went to his brother's house to see him off. Qingcheng has a bad reputation among the officials in the capital, but he is just a lackey with adults. Sending Qingcheng to investigate the deficit, and also restricting his brother so much, doesn't this clearly show that he is playing to death his brother?!

Yin Zhuangtu is not a fool, he naturally saw the intention of the leader's arrangement, but the matter has come to this point, and the arrow is ready to be sent.

Die, and die standing too!

Cold to dark, blood sprinkled with the sun!

Yin Zhuangtu and Qingcheng's first stop: Datong, Shanxi.

Datong is the territory of the adult, and the prefect of Datong is the uncle-Mingbao. When he was not a big man, Ming Bao never looked at this nephew in his eyes, and the key is that he Lao Tzu (Jia Mo) also thought so. Otherwise, the money with the adults back then would not be so sad. However, since they have been on a high level with adults, the two of them licked their faces and pounced, and suddenly regained the family affection they had lost for many years.

Now that I have everything with adults, my mind is also open: that's not a thing! Break the bones and connect the tendons, even if you are in another 10,000 years, you will still be my uncle (master) and Shen!

"Shenna, the master won't say anything......"

As a result, Ming Bao successfully sat on the throne of the prefect of Datong, and he was full of spirit and scenery for a while.

"Lord Qingcheng, Lord Yin, the lower officials have received the news and have been waiting here for a long time! It's hard to travel and bumpy along the way, so I think it's better to go to the county government to rest first! Ming Bao saw the two Qincha and went out early.

"Lord Mingbao is so polite, I don't think it's necessary!" Qingcheng was afraid that Ming Bao would not know the current affairs, so he deliberately arranged a table of delicacies from the mountains and seas, wouldn't that be exactly what Yin Zhuangtu wanted?

"I think we still responded to Lord Mingbo's good intentions!" Yin Zhuangtu is not stupid, you can see a lot of things in one meal!

Qingcheng had no choice but to sit under the leadership of Ming Bao. At this table, Qingcheng's heart immediately relaxed: a small table of eight immortals, four dishes and one soup on the table, and a standard working meal!

"The two adults must not be stingy with Ming Bao. Datong has had many disasters and famines in recent years, and I, as a parent official, dare not squander the people's money, and please don't be surprised by the two adults! ”

"Lord Mingbao loves the people like a son and leads by example, he is really a model for my civil servants in the Qing Dynasty!" Qingcheng smiled and expressed his heartfelt praise to Ming Bao: This thing is done beautifully!

"Lord Qingcheng is polite!" Ming Bao responded stylized to the official tone.

"That's not right! This is not in line with the style of Qing officialdom......." Yin Zhuangtu felt that he had been fooled, and after hastily picking up two mouthfuls of food, he immediately asked to go and check the treasury.

The leader inspected, and you gave me this kind of food?! Do you want to get mixed up.......

Ming Bao didn't say anything, and led the way ahead with a smile. As soon as the door of the treasury opened, good guys, neat and tidy, clean and clean, boxes of warehouses were shining with silver and silver, the accounts were detailed and meticulous, and the work was done quite well.

Yin Zhuangtu's brows furrowed deeply: Rub, god.......

Ming Bao smiled: My nephew has already sent me a letter, isn't it like playing with you?!

Qingcheng also smiled: the superior pressed the subordinate, and the first level pressed the first level to increase the weight to success; The lower layer is covered with the upper layer, and the layer is covered with water layer by layer.

That night, Ming Bao found Qingcheng again. After eating and drinking, Ming Bao expressed his heartfelt 'condolences' to Qingcheng's hard work. Qingcheng was very satisfied, and the next day, he and Yin Zhuangtu left Datong and went to Zhili.

Zhili received the notice earlier, and the procedures for the officials to entertain Yin Zhuangtu and Qingcheng were almost identical, and Yin Zhuangtu was not calm: "Lord Qingcheng, I'm afraid that things are a little strange!" ”

"How?!"

"Why are the accounts everywhere so clear and without the slightest error?! Could it be that they have done their work to the point of perfection?! ”

"Lord Yin, are we all corrupt officials in the Qing Dynasty, and only you, Lord Yin, are Qing officials?!"

"Xia Guan didn't mean that."

"Lord Yin, in the 55 years since the Holy Emperor ascended the throne, he has worked hard, diligent and loving the people. You Lord Yin keeps saying that the officials in all provinces are corrupt officials, is the emperor in the eyes of Lord Yin also a ridiculous and unscrupulous king?! ”

"The lower officials don't dare!" Yin Zhuangtu heard this and hurriedly explained. "It's just that now I'm afraid that we won't find anything in this kind of investigation, why don't we go to the people and have an in-depth understanding of public opinion?! After all, the common people have the most say in how well the officials are doing! ”

"To the folk?!" Qingcheng's brows furrowed, but he thought of one thing, so he smiled again, "Okay, Lord Yin's idea is very good, then let's go to the people tomorrow to investigate!" ”

When Yin Zhuangtu heard this, he finally saw a glimmer of hope: since ancient times, the defense of the people is more important than the defense of Sichuan. I don't believe that everybody doesn't tell the truth.

The next day, as soon as Yin Zhuangtu walked out of the post house, he saw nearly 100 local officials waiting outside the post house.

"What are you doing here!?" Yin Zhuangtu was a little dizzy.

"It is extraordinary to visit the people, and the lower officials specially called officials from all over the country to accompany the adults. Along the way, problems are found and solved in time, and the teachings of the Chincha are always listened to. The local prefect hurriedly stepped forward to explain.

"How can this be! You guys quickly retreat, what are so many people still called?! ”

"Hey, Lord Yin, the prefect is also kind-hearted, and besides, this is also a good opportunity to teach the officials, why go against the will of the adults?!" Qingcheng hurriedly stepped forward to make up a sentence.

"There is a gong in front to open the way, and there is cavalry to suppress it, and the common people are afraid that they can't dodge, where else can they visit?!"

"Lord Yin, we are Qincha, this kind of etiquette is naturally indispensable, I don't think you should be embarrassed by Lord Zhifu."

"Yes! Lord Yin, the attitude towards you is the attitude towards the emperor, how can the lower officials be rude! ”

In desperation, Yin Zhuangtu had no choice but to take these hundreds of officials and many officials on the road. Along the way, the common people were like mice seeing cats, scattering and fleeing, and for a time thousands of people were empty, silent as wild. finally ran into an unresponsive old man, and Yin Zhuangtu hurriedly called him to his side.

"This old man, how is life at home?"

"The emperor is sage, the adults love the people like children, and the little life is rich..."When the old man saw the situation, he didn't know what to say, and suddenly forgot all the words, so he simply knelt down with a plop, knocked his little head violently, and shouted "Long live my emperor, long live, long live".

Seeing this, Yin Zhuangtu had to let the old man go. Recalling the old man's mouth just now, 'the officials love the people like sons', he felt sad for a while. But what can he do if he has a humble official position?!

yes, so what?

After Zhili, Yin Zhuangtu and Qingcheng went to Jiangnan again. The trip to Jiangnan was undoubtedly a nightmare for Yin Zhuangtu.

The officials talked and laughed at Qingcheng and gave them a warm welcome. For him, he directly regarded it as air and ignored it. At night, the door of Qingcheng was full of sedan chairs, ushering in an endless stream of senders, but no one invited him. He stayed alone in the pavilion, alone with the green lantern, and in the end there was not even a person to deliver food.

Faced with this situation, he fell into deep thought: Did I do something wrong?!

Yin Zhuangtu shook his head: I'm not wrong, it's this era that is wrong.

I think that he was heartbroken by the increasingly serious officials, and his chest was full of pride, and he risked death with enthusiasm, and wanted to be Wei Zheng and Hai Rui in the world once, hoping to make a little contribution to the prosperity of the country and the well-being of the people. didn't expect the emperor to have such an attitude towards him, which made him understand a fact: the culprit of the real Taiping is not someone else, but Qianlong himself.

Self-righteousness, self-deception.

Is this the end of the Qing Dynasty?! It's over to play, the world is the world of the emperor, what does it have to do with me, why should I not get along with an era, wouldn't it be a beautiful thing to end up at ease? !

Yin Zhuangtu finally began to understand: a person who doesn't know how to be flexible, a person who doesn't know how to cater to low-level tastes, can't survive in this world. If everyone in the world is drunk and I am sober, then only I am crazy.

It's late, though.

He wrote a report in which he confessed to exaggeration, chasing after the wind, and pleaded for forgiveness. Lord Qianlong is gone.

"Yin Zhuangtu, you are in the middle of the performance, and most of the businessmen and people around the country are frowning and sighing, is this really the case?!"

"Your Majesty, the ministers only saw the people living and working in peace and contentment on this trip, and they were happy, and the ministers had exaggerated and hearsay, and asked the emperor to punish the crime!"

"I have been in the palace for fifty-five years, and I have been generous, exempting the world from money and grain four times, and the provinces have received grain twice. In the event of a natural disaster caused by floods, millions of dollars are not spared in subsidies, and all those who are clothed in anointing are all well-known. You just heard one or two small people being troubled by the servants during your routine inspections, so you exaggerated and said that the officials of the court and the central government were governing, and it seems that you are just selling your reputation and reputation. You go to the criminal department to report and wait for the punishment! ”

"Your Majesty, the minister has something to say!" Ji Xiaolan saw that Qianlong was furious, and hurriedly stood up.

"What's the matter?!"

"Your Majesty, the minister and Yin Songlin, the father of Yin Zhuangtu, are in the same year as Jiawu. After Yin Zhuangtu entered the dictionary, he often sought advice from Weichen with poetry production. Now that Zhuang Tu is guilty, he cannot be forgiven as a minister, so I respectfully ask the Holy Majesty to send it down. ”

"Yin Zhuangtu is guilty of false accusations and dangerous words, do you still have to intercede for him?!" Rub, do you want to do it?!

"Weichen doesn't dare!"

"You don't dare! I thought you were so talented that I asked you to edit the "Siku Quanshu", how dare you talk about state affairs here? ”

"Your Majesty, the ministers are here for the emperor! Yin Zhuangtu is loyal and upright, and he is sparse in politics, although his words are exaggerated now, he is also loyal. If the emperor is afraid of the ministers by dealing with it severely, who will dare to argue easily in the future? Please think twice, Your Majesty! ”

Qianlong listened to Ji Xiaolan's words thoughtfully. He said everything reasonably, there is really no need to ask for Yin Zhuangtu's life because of this trivial matter.

"Alright! Then remove Yin Zhuangtu from the death penalty, let him be dismissed from his post and reappointed after eight years of no fault! ”

"Long live the grace of the lord!" Yin Zhuangtu and Ji Xiaolan bowed in unison.

"Hey......." Gui sighed and shook his head helplessly.

In the deep winter of this year, he found Yin Zhuangtu. When the two came to the Yellow River, the goose-feathered snow was flying all over the sky, and the two stood on the edge of the Yellow River without saying a word. For a long time, for a long time, the white-haired Ah Gui pointed to the frozen river in the distance and said: "The Yellow River will be sealed when it freezes, and it is not humanly possible. ”

Yin Zhuangtu looked gloomy and sad.